Istanbul cuisine is, in a sense, an imperial cuisine. Bearing traces of widely divergent cultures from the Adriatic to the Middle East, from the Caucasus to […]
The walnut is a fruit carefully protected by nature. Its thick outer husk and extremely tough shell are perfectly designed to conceal the fruit inside.
It’s the quintessential symbol of Hallowe’en, a holiday familiar to us Turks from Hollywood films. ‘Winter squash’ as it was called in the old days, it […]
Turkey has one of the richest Cuisines in the world and but a relatively poor restaurant culture. The Black Sea region follows the pattern: People eat […]